Crazy Sexy Spring Picks for Health & Happiness
April 15, 2013
Hi Sweet Friends, I don’t know about you, but the warm breeze and little sprouts on the trees are putting a refreshing spring in my step. Lately, I have been searching for clever and healthy ways to add more brightness to my days, whether it’s with non-toxic cleaners for my dusty bookshelves, a do-it-yourself project or planning my first vegetable garden (cucumbers galore!). Where do I go to get the juices flowing? Pinterest! Though I’m… Read More >
Spring Awakening – A Savory Season
April 26, 2011
By Joy Pierson
Each season sings its own melody that reflects the aliveness of the earth’s natural growing cycles. The first breath of spring heralds rebirth and a start to the gentle growing season: the slow unfurling of leaves, the tiny baby shoots as they push up through the ground, awakened by the sun and an inner knowing. Just as the knowing of the plants triggers them to grow, the wisdom in our bodies awakens our senses to… Read More >
Autumn’s Promise, Spring’s Fulfillment
April 12, 2011
By Kevin Archer
Today I pulled back the mulch in my garlic bed. I was greeted by tender green shoots, holding aloft the fulfillment of a promise. In October, I planted about 120 garlic cloves and let them sprout. Shortly before the first frost, I gave them a good blanket of straw, and we agreed to meet again after winter. I also put on a few extra layers, and now here we are, at the threshold of spring.… Read More >
Growing Up in the Garden
March 25, 2011
By Alexandra Jamieson
Some of my first memories are from my mother’s garden (that’s Mom and Me, aka “Sasha” at Eve’s Organic Garden, mid-1970s, Lake Grove, OR). When I close my eyes, I feel cool pebbles and dewy grass under my bare feet, hear buzzing bees and chirping birds and smell a cacophony of scents from roses, lilac, herbs, freshly turned earth and compost. My mom learned gardening from her grandparents in Texas and moist, chilly Port Angeles,… Read More >
5 Cleansing Tips for a Wellness Boost
April 29, 2010
By Guest Blogger
By Jenny Nelson Spring is a very traditional time for a cleanse. It’s an instinctive behavior that is deeply rooted in our bodies, as we tend to consume heavier, more acidic, and mucus forming foods in the winter months, so as the days lengthen and we transition to warmer weather, our bodies naturally want to lighten and expand. It’s a time to move toward the light, to stretch, grow, and shed our winter layers—both emotionally… Read More >
5 Simple Tips for Your Spring Cleanse
April 6, 2010
By Alejandro Junger, MD
As a doctor, some of the most powerful tools that I have found are detoxing and cleansing. By ‘detoxing’ I mean this: a program that will create optimal conditions for the recirculation of toxins that have been trapped in our body’s mucus, as well as support for the liver in its work of neutralizing and preparing those toxins to be eliminated via sweat, feces and urine. Cleansing is a method of enhancing the elimination of… Read More >
Spring Yoga Detox
April 23, 2009
By Guest Blogger
Kristin McGee It’s that time of the year when we start to pull out our summer clothes and bikinis and we might be feeling a little less then excited to bare some skin. Yoga is the perfect way to not only shape up for the warmer months, it also helps to detoxify our internal organs, boost our metabolism, and clear up our skin after a long winter. Twists are wonderful ways to get the blood… Read More >
Welcome Springtime!
March 30, 2009
By Latham Thomas
*CSL received so many recipes in response to our contest that we will be announcing the winner in Wednesday’s Goddess Group blog! Take it away, Mama Glow Guru… I woke up this morning with a gentle dewy breeze slipping through my window, tickling my face. Slowly I opened my eyes and noticed right away that there was a new and distinctive quality of light in the sky. I rose up to start the day- starting… Read More >
